Biography

Jake is the writer/director of arguably the greatest film ever made on a Thursday morning before 11:03, Nundercover. He also wrote and directed the Edsel of sexy thrillers, Oral Fixation, which remains, however, very popular with young men in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.

Jake is the Grand Prize Winner of American Zoetrope's inaugural Screenplay Contest, the top ten finalists of which were judged by Francis Ford Coppola, from whom he received a nice letter and some dough.

He is a recipient of a Development Loan from Bord Scannan na hEireann/irish Film Board for his feature film, The Fergus Cycle.

His feature script, DEADLY DELUSION, was purchased and produced by Formula Features. Directed by Nadeem Soumah, it stars Haylie Duff, Teri Polo, Mike Faiola and Louis Mandylor. Production wrapped in April 2017. Premiered on LIFETIME, 1/13/18.

His scripts have been optioned by a bunch of Hollywood, NYC, Irish producers, including Norman Twain (Lean on Me), Jane Startz (Ella Enchanted), Isen Robbins at Intrinsic Value Films, Princ Films, Ken Schapiro (Alchemy), Dawn Wolfrom.

He won for Best Screenplay, New York Film Fleadh, 2001.

- IMDb mini biography by: Jake's Rep